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Showing 51315140 of 7235 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · CCRCS opinion 2013-001

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56-1-1

…the crimes provided for in article 706-55 require it, the public prosecutor or, after receiving the opinion of this magistrate, the investigating judge, may request the department that manages the fil…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-4-1

…ing body or the supervisory and enforcement body of surveillance staffWhen the commission gives its opinion on the situation of a sentenced person placed under electronic monitoring or outside placeme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-137

…r hearing the applicant or his lawyer or duly summoning them. The court may seek the victim's prior opinion. The measure may only be lifted on the basis of a psychiatric assessment. If the application…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article 706-144

…cles 41-5 and 99-2. Where the decision does not fall within the remit of the public prosecutor, his opinion is sought beforehand. The applicant and the Public Prosecutor may appeal against the decisio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of negotiations

Article L2312-55

…e number of meetings; 3° The deadlines mentioned in article L. 2312-15 within which the committee's opinions are issued.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-11

…cularly due to the person's behaviour. When it is not possible to examine the patient, it issues an opinion based on the patient's medical file.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Common provisions

Article L4312-14

…to these bodies.The procedures for elections by electronic means are laid down after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.Electoral regulations drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18-5

…to these bodies.The procedures for elections by electronic means are laid down after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.Electoral regulations drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-11-6

…to these bodies.The procedures for elections by electronic means are laid down after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés.Electoral regulations drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-6

…f article L. 4341-2, the ministers responsible for higher education and health, after obtaining the opinion of a committee appointed by joint decree, may authorise to continue to practise their profes…

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